ROB LAKELIN

**** * ****** *** *** * Phoenix AZ 850**-***-*** 8243 adcrby@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

Leadership experience. Exceptional abilities in resolving complex problems. Planner, director or coordinator of policies and programs. Focused on quality, costs and schedule objectives. Astute and organized. Accustomed to travelling (Asia - India and China) and working with various established teams. Knowledgeable in legal, new energy solutions, biosurfactants, coding, horticulture, textile production and just-in-time product supply chains.

SKILLS

● Excellent communicator -

non-verbal,

verbal and written

● Willingness and desire to

re-examine what I know and

continually challenge myself

Leadership role experience, project

development and compliance

● Ability to combine conceptual and

strategic thinking with tactical

execution

● Seed to Shelf - Practical Industry

working knowledge

● Excellent interpersonal skills and a

collaborative management style

● Software solution proficiency, MS

Excel and Word, Mac Filemaker

among others.

● Ability to thrive in fast-paced

environments, while effectively

leading multiple projects, under tight

ongoing deadlines

EXPERIENCE

Current - Innovator

Sept 2018 Only Energy Inc - Self Employed - Los Angeles, CA

● Foresaw & created devices to provide Energy as a Service (Eaas) - Commercialized Hydrogen as a viable energy solution. Fractured water to produce water powered hydrogen, as propulsion or electrical energy.

● Researched trends (geopolitical and sociological), practices and patents.

● Utilized out of term patents to develop new and innovative processes, designs and solutions.

● Worked closely with contractors to render concepts to 3D models

● Partnered with producers to build demonstrative prototypes - tooling, fabrication, technical and processes

● Estimated, negotiated, established budgets and timeframes with factory owners/ management

● Participated in creative exchange with eCommerce team on marketing strategies for web creative & social media content

● Engineered processes - new chilled water lighting array, ionized water pesticide - focused on a low energy organic model for Indoor Cannabis

● Designed outdoor cropping harvester, low heat dryer, scaled Florasol extraction technology to large scale Hemp cultivation Oct 2017 - Analyst (Horticulture)

Aug 2018 Consulting

● Saint Clarke - Researched & assisted establishment of a boutique indoor grow facility Los Angeles, CA - Applied knowledge from local, county, state & federal statutes - USA restrictions, opportunities & framework for Cannabinoid enterprise

● Consulted on sourcing seed - seed germination. Organic cultivation practices. Application of low residue herbicides and pesticides

● Created & Installed low energy solution for lighting and water use - successful in producing larger yields per SF

● TitanGemini - Hemp industry analytics, legal case analysis, field investigation, Raleigh, NC legal framework impacts upon liability exposures for BioRemedies MD.

● Reported - industry benchmarks, best practices, recommendations to all teams; Management, Production, Marketing & Sales

● Growth Assessment - CBD production across states lines. Pre-national Federal framework.

Feb 2017 - Analyst - India

Sept 2017 Consulting to LA FASH Hub - Los Angeles, CA

● Project - ‘Save the Ganges‘ Campaign

● Reverse engineered biosurfactant manufacture process for non-GMO, single source foreign supplier, to GMO-free processes, using low cost localized feedstock.

● Analyzed production and supply chain risks for each site and solution

● Oversaw testing of product - bioremediation of polluted water in three regions - New Delhi, Kolkata & Mumbai

● Prepared reports for meetings with ministerial departments Jan 2017 Designer - Developer

- Mar 2006 Land TM - Brisbane, Australia

● Horticulture - Seed to sale - Sourced, bred, cloned & germinated seed. Field Tested, cultivated and grew on mature palms in nursery

● Applied knowledge in Organic cultivation using low residue herbicides & pesticides

● Management - Managed daily work flows, budgets, expenditures, general contractors, teams - adhered to deadlines & quality on various work sites

● Workplace health, safety, environmental policy, procedure and within regulatory compliance. Daily toolbox meetings

● Scheduled regular maintenance, stores management - sourcing, recording of incoming & outgoing allocation of parts, materials & equipment to job cards & contractors. Test and tag returned stores.

● Property Developer - sourced sites, buildings and development opportunity

● Prepared Tenders & Town Planning applications - liaised with Engineers, surveyors, Architects and Realtors

Feb 2006 General Manager

- Dec 1999 Pivitol Pty Ltd DBA Roz la Kelin bridal - Brisbane, Australia

(Wedding dress design/ manufacture/ retail)

Manager

● Provided overall corporate strategic vision

● Managed Group brands - supervised teams - Administration, accounting, design, marketing, production, logistics & retail outlets

● Liaised with sales, marketing teams, analyzed web inquires & reports

● Attended industry markets globally & Brand Ambassador events

● Drove organizational improvement. Developed, beta tested & implemented systems; CRM, ERP & eCommerce integration. Production

● Migrated Australian made operations to multiple Chinese manufacturers based upon a reduced cost, just in time model

● Sourced suppliers, equipment and materials

● Established standards, negotiated terms

● Assured Cashflow - lowered production costs, maximized profits, ensured QA checkpoints, enabled timely payment, within agreed terms. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Design: Landscape Architecture

Queensland University of Technology - Brisbane City, Australia Bachelor of Science: Architecture and Construction Management University of Queensland - St Lucia, Australia

Associate Diploma: Engineering and Construction - Drafting Technical and Further Education - South Brisbane, Australia

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